Facing for cement walls



June 119, 1923.

31,459,684 F. A. NORTHWALL.

FACING FOR CEMENT WALLS Filed May 26. 1922 3 .Sheets-Shes?l 2 June H9,l92l3.

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T all w/iome'ttmag/ concern y y yBe it known that l, FRED A. NoRrHwALL,a 'citizen of the United States, and a resident of Portland, inthecounty of Multnomah and State ofOregon, have invented certain newanduseful Improvements in ,Facings for Cement Walls, of which the followingis a specification.v u y This invention relates to `facing for cementwalls. More particularly the invention relates `to facing for cementwalls and the method of building the wall and binding the facing `to theouter side thereof. l i.

The invention has for, its object to provide a facing of the abovecharacter whereby the exterior of the cement wall of a house, or

the like, may be given a neat and artistic apy pearance.

vention that the facing be adapted tofbe locked in position at the timeof building or pouring the cement wall.

It is a further object of the invention that the facing be adapted togive the appearance of a brick wall if so desired.

Gther objects will hereinafter appear. v

The invention is illustrated by way of example in the accompanyingdrawings, in which i v Figure 1 is a fragmentary side elevation of awall in the process of formation and illustrating the different `unitsor elements necessary for constructing the wall.

Figure 2 is a horizontal sectional view of the same. i

Figure 3v is afview in side elevation of a fragmentary portion of theexterior ofthe wall when provided with the facing of the presentinvention. U n

Figure 4 is a View similar to Figure 3 showing a modified form of thefacing.

Figure 5 is a detail vertical sectional view 5 and 6, F indicatesanouter form for a wall and F the inner form, C acement wall and t5 L thefacing for the exterior of the wall.

`shown in Figure 3;

of a wall constructed in accordance with the a modified The outer formF; may be' constructed in `any "desired lmanner and may consist inboards l0, as shown, which are suitably placed and secured together.lheinner form F f may consist in the studding 11 with boards `lf2, orthe like, closing the space exist` `ing betii'een the studding. Thefacing L consists in af plurality `of units or elements '1f/l. fis`shown in Figure, the facing ele ment 14 :consists in `a`i'ectiu'igulai' shaped member preferably of the thickness shown andwhich may' beinade of cement or other suitable material, kThe outerkface has its edge formed with an offset 15 which extends `along itsupper longitudinal edge and of the f width shown, while itsl otherlongitudinal edge is formed with a narrower offset. 16 which occurs uponthe inner face of the facing element. Also one end of the element `hasits inner face formed with an offset 17 and its other end with an offset17 which occurs upon its outer face; and adjacent the` offset 17`therefis formed in the inner facing of the element arrecess 18 which issubstantially the shape of a V and having its inner wall slantinginwardly as sh'own at 19. I

1n buildingithe wall so that the same may have a faeingof the presentinvention7 the facing elements are arranged against the outer form Fbefore pouring of the cement. 1f the facing elements used correspond tothat shown in Figure 6, the recess 18 of each i element should bedisposed along the lower may lbe arranged in staggered relatiomascurring along'the edge in which the insert or recess 18 occurs isnarrowerthan the offset 15` occurring along the lower longitudinal edgeof each unit, itwill be apparent that there will occur a groove orslotbetween the Sincethe offset 16 oef4 longitudinal edges of superposedfacing ele-` ments as at 20, Figure 3. yThese grooves may be filled withcement and thus te give the effect of a briclr wall1 that is, if thefacing elements are made to correspond to the size -of abriclr. Also theopposing ends of facing elements will be spaced as shown in F ig* ure13; i

- After the facing lelements have been arranged against the outer forniF until they reach a predetermined height then the cement may be pouredto form the wall C to a yheight corresponding to the facing. 1f desiredreinforcing wires may be included in the cement or mortar as at 21,Figure 2, and these reinforcing Wires may be secured to the studding bysmaller Wires as at 23.

Before the cement is set, it is important that all the recesses orinsertions 18 of the facing elements are'illedwith cement, land as isobvious when this cement or mortar sets the facing is positively tied orbound thereto. The Wall may be built in the man- -ner described untilthe desired heightv is reached.

The facing element shown in Figure 7 consists in a substantiallyrectangular shaped member ot the thickness shown and which may be madeof any material desired. The end offsets 241; and 24e correspond to theoit sets 17 and 17" of element shown in Figure 6, with the exceptionthat the width of these offsets is less. The offsets 16 along thelongitudinal edges ofvthis element are also narrower than the similarosets of the element shown in Figure 6. The insert 18 corresponds tothesame insert 18 of facingelernent'in Figure 6. l

When employing the facing element shown in Figure 7 the exterior of theWall Will appear as shown in Figure 4 in which 14 indicates theindividual facing elements.

Vhile I have shown the preferred form of facingelement as rectangular inshape, I wish it to be understood that I am aware of the fact that thesame may be made in numerous other shapes Without departing from thespirit ott my invention.

A facingelement of the character described, comprising' a platedilreformation having oisets' in its faces along each end thereo'll and eachside thereof, the offsets upon one `side and uponxoneend occurringnpon'opposite faces with respect to the 'osets upon the other side `andother end respectively, and one tacehaving-itsoi'set occurrinfr alongits upper longitudinal edge eX- tenoed inwardly intermediate they endsthereoi and the Walls forming the termination of thenffset comprisingtwodivergent end Walls and an intermediate or connecting Wall, and each of`said wallssloping inwardlyfor the purpose described.

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